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| HER Number: | MDV127111 |
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| Name: | Military trenches at Bovisand Lane, Wembury |
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Summary
Second World War military trenches are visible as crenelate- and V-shaped earthwork ditches on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, on the east side of an earthwork bank. Two small sunken rectangular structures may be associated.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 503 511 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
- SLIT TRENCH (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
- STRUCTURE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1286, RAF/106G/UK/1286 RV 6122-6124 25-MAR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363269.
Earthwork trenches are visible one side of a bank, with small square sunken structures at each end.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5051 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Earthwork trenches are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Earthwork trenches, circa 1 metre wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. They are crenelate- and v-shaped in plan, and immediately to the east of a curvilinear earthwork bank, which is narrow and clearly defined and likely to be contemporary. Small square sunken structures are visible at either end of the bank, although the one to the south is some distance away on the other side of the watercourse. These appear to be fairly fresh in 1946 so are also considered likely to be contemporary. Thee complex is interpreted as a defensive site of Second World War origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5051 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363269 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1286. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1286 RV 6122-6124 25-MAR-1946. [Mapped feature: #123453 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 19 2019 4:59PM |
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